Eclampsia: a hospital based retrospective study.
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| ID: sea-46156
ABSTRACT
AIM AND OBJECTIVE:
This study was done to see the incidence, epidemiology , clinical profile of eclamptic patients and the effect of current intervention strategy for Eclampsia on maternal and perinatal outcome.METHODOLOGY:
Analysis of case records of all Eclampsia cases from mid-April,2000 to mid-April,2001.RESULTS:
Incidence of Eclampsia has was found to be 2.9 per 1000 deliveries. Eclampsia was primarily a disease of young women (97.22%) and nulliparas (80.85%). Approximately half of eclamptic patients had some antenatal care (55.31%) and majority of them had fits before the onset of labour (70.21%). Most eclamptic patients presented with fits at term pregnancy (72.34%). About three fourth of them started fitting at home (74.46%) but one fourth had first fit while already admitted in the hospital (25.53%). Caesarean section was common mode of delivery (55.31%). There was no maternal death. Majority of patients stopped fitting once intervention was started (80.85%) and went home within three weeks (95.73%). One fifth of babies died [stillbirths (14%), neonatal deaths (6%)].CONCLUSION:
It appears that current intervention strategy for eclampsia in the maternity hospital is effective in reducing maternal mortality and morbidity but perinatal outcome still needs to be improved.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Parity
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
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Cesarean Section
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Incidence
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Retrospective Studies
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Gestational Age
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Adult
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Eclampsia
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
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